Production Operator

Niagara Bottling•Columbus, OH

About The Position

The Production Operator is responsible for daily production-floor operations, helping the shift meet established safety, quality, and production goals while complying with applicable legal and food safety requirements. The role supports production lines by monitoring product quality and throughput, completing required reports, maintaining materials and housekeeping, and addressing minor line issues. Operators may work across assigned production areas and perform relief duties as needed. The position requires regular and predictable attendance and the ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or another schedule dictated by production demand. Duties and responsibilities may change with or without prior notice. Niagara Bottling describes its Total Rewards package as including paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation; paid parental and caregiver leaves; medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k) with company match; health savings and flexible spending accounts; mental wellbeing resources; family-building benefits; income protection plans; discount programs; tuition reimbursement, a college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities. Benefits vary for regular full-time team members versus part-time, intern, and seasonal team members.

Requirements

No years of experience are required; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
High school diploma or GED.
Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, on a rotating 2-2-3 schedule or as dictated by production demand.
Ability to meet the role’s physical and visual product-inspection responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Two years of experience in the field or a similar manufacturing environment.
Two years of experience in the position.
Two years of experience managing people or projects; experience may include a combination of work experience and education.
Associate’s degree.

Responsibilities

Carry out daily production-line activities and help ensure products meet Niagara’s safety, quality, and throughput standards.
Complete applicable quality and production reports hourly.
Physically and visually inspect products to identify non-conforming goods.
Report quality defects to appropriate team members and shift leadership.
Follow company and plant safety programs, guidelines, rules, and regulations.
Follow Niagara’s Good Manufacturing Practices and food safety standards.
Maintain general housekeeping in production areas and other areas assigned by plant leadership.
Maintain sufficient raw materials to minimize production-line downtime.
Work in assigned production areas, troubleshoot minor production-line issues, and perform relief duties when required.
Maintain regular and predictable attendance.

Benefits

Paid time off for holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
Paid parental and caregiver leaves.
Medical coverage, including virtual care options.
Dental coverage.
Vision coverage.
401(k) with company match.
Health Savings Account with company match.
Flexible Spending Accounts.
Expanded mental wellbeing benefits, including free counseling sessions for team members and household family members.
Family-building benefits, including enhanced fertility benefits for IVF and fertility preservation, plus adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursements.
Income protection including life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, critical illness, and an accident plan.
Special discount programs, including pet plans, prepaid legal services, identity theft protection, car rental, and airport parking.
Tuition reimbursement, college savings plan, and scholarship opportunities.